Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1105 (2026)

Width of vehicles generally; exceptions

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A. No vehicle, including any load thereon, but excluding the mirror required by § 46.2-1082 and any warning device installed on a school bus pursuant to § 46.2-1090, shall exceed a total outside width of 102 inches.

B. Notwithstanding subsection A, a travel trailer as defined in § 46.2-1500 or a motor home may exceed 102 inches if such excess width is attributable to an appurtenance that extends no more than six inches beyond the body of the vehicle. For the purposes of this subsection, "appurtenance" includes (i) an awning and its support hardware and (ii) any appendage that is installed by the manufacturer or dealer intended to be an integral part of a motor home or travel trailer, but does not include any item that is temporarily attached to the exterior of the vehicle by the vehicle's owner for the purposes of transporting the item from one location to another.

Code 1950, § 46-326; 1950, p. 982; 1952, c. 403; 1956, c. 483; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-328; 1960, c. 591; 1968, c. 333; 1973, c. 183; 1979, c. 70; 1983, c. 515; 1985, c. 426; 1986, c. 72; 1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 819; 1996, cc. 446, 506; 2001, c. 151; 2015, c. 615; 2024, c. 361.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2011–2011 · leading case: Morris v. City of Virginia Beach, 707 S.E.2d 479 (Va. Ct. App. 2011).

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Morris v. City of Virginia Beach, 707 S.E.2d 479 (Va. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 10× “2-1111 (“Nor shall such load exceed a total outside width as prescribed by §§ 46.2-1105 through 46.2-1109.”). By itself, Officer Godwin’s observation established a prima facie violation of the statutory width maximum.”

— Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1105(A)(4) — 1 case

Morris v. City of Virginia Beach, 707 S.E.2d 479 (Va. Ct. App. 2011). “2-1111 (“Nor shall such load exceed a total outside width as prescribed by §§ 46.2-1105 through 46.2-1109.”). By itself, Officer Godwin’s observation established a prima facie violation of the statutory width maximum.”

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